I will not eat this Sam I am

I will not eat them, they are not round,
I will not eat them underground,
Please, please, please take them away,
I won't eat these dumplings any day.

But Moobear dear, they're good for you,
They'll make you cute like Winnie the Pooh,
What's this I see, you lift your snout,
I can not stand it when you pout.

I will not eat them, why don't you?
I do not like this Winnie the Pooh,
At least I am not twitching my eye,
I still won't eat them, hear me sigh.

Go off I say, into your room.
Climb into bed, please do not loom,
If you'll not eat these dumplings today,
No ice cream for you, I say, I say!

So in conclusion, a battle was fought at dinner time between the evil parent (She Who Must be Obeyed) and Miss Idontwanttoeventryanythingnew. We have a rule. You do not have to like it but you must try it. Let's be fair here. The portion I gave her was no bigger than a teaspoon. Granted, it did have a carrot in it, but I purposely left out the celery. How lenient do you want me to be. I reiterated the fact that all she had to do was try it (eat the teaspoon I gave her), and I would make her something else. She resisted, I wouldn't budge. She whined, I asked her if she would like cheese to go with that. She cried and said I was mean. I agreed and told her it would only get worse. She said she hated me. I told her that it was ok. I loved her enough for the both of us. She got mad. I held my ground. She went to bed. It was a quiet night.

On the other hand, Meelie No loved it. She took one of the biscuits and made a sandwich out of it, and ate it that way. Then had another biscuit to mop up the sauce. Go figure. Hey..at least she at the carrots.

A little bit of humor: I was browsing my husbands blog tonight and saw that he had some good answering machine messages on it. My favorite on is this:

Hello, you are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity through their office and do not need their picture taken. If you're still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you.

You can view the post here.

And that, my friends, is it for tonight. At least for now. The battle of dinner will soon begin again. We are having left over pork loin roast, some rice and salad, fried apples for the girls and one of those icky veggies. Round 2 coming up!